The Best Diet for Managing and Preventing Diabetes
Making healthy food choices is key to managing diabetes. Here are the best diets your diabetic patients should consider.
Nutrition
Certain Foods May Impact Timing of Menopause
Researchers studied women aged 40 to 65 years participating in the UK Women’s Cohort Study, who had experienced natural menopause and responded to a food frequency questionnaire.
Obesity Trends in Children Enrolled in Special Nutrition Programs
Findings indicate recent progress in reducing the prevalence of severe obesity among young children in the United States enrolled in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children.
Few American Adults Eat Recommended Amount of Fruit, Vegetables
Researchers found that only 12.2% of adults met fruit intake recommendations and 9.3% of adults met vegetable intake recommendations.
Compound Found in Cinnamon Shows Potential as a Weight Loss Tool
The compound cinnamaldehyde, found in cinnamon, activates fat cells to start burning energy in both mice and humans.
All-Cause Mortality Reduced for Obese Patients Following Low-Fat Diet
Weight-loss diets, such as those low in fat and saturated fat consumption, with or without added exercise, may reduce the risk for all-cause mortality in obese adults.
T2D and Magnesium Intake: Risk of Incident Diabetes Examined
Higher magnesium intake was linked to a 15% lower risk for type 2 diabetes.
Expert Roundtable: AHA Update on Dietary Fat Intake and CVD Risk
The AHA now recommends replacing both saturated and trans fats with unsaturated fats from vegetable oils, nuts, seeds, and oily fish.
Obesity-Linked Cancers Affected by Dietary Energy Density in Women
Dietary energy density correlated with elevated BMI and waist circumference in normal-weight women.
Mortality in Diabetes Linked to Caffeine Consumption
Caffeine consumed from coffee or tea impacted both cardiovascular and cancer-related mortality in women with diabetes.
